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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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