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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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