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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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