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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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