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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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