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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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