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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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