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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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