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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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