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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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