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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. 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. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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