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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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