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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate 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. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What 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 participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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