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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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