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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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