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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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