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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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