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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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