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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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