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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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