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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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