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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key 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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