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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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