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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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