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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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