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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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