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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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