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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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