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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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