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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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