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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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