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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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