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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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