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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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