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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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