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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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