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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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