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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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