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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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