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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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