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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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