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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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