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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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