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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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