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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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