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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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