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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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