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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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