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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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