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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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