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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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