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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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