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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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