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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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