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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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