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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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