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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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