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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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