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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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