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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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