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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models 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 manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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