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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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