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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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