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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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