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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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