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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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