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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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