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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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