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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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