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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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