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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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