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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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