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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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