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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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