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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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