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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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