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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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