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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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