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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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