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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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