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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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