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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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