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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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