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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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