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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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