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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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