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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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