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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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