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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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