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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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