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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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