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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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