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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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