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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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