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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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