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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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