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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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