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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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