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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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