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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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