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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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