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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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