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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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