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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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