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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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