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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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