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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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