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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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