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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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