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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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