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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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