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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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