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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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