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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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