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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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