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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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