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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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