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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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