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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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