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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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