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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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