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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the 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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