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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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