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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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