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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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