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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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