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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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