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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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