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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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