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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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