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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates 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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