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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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