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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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