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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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