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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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