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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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