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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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