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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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