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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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