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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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