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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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