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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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