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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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