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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)