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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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