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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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