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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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