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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take 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. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key 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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