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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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