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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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