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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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