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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources