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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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