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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key 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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