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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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