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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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