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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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