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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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