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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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