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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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