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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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