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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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