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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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