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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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