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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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