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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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