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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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