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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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