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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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