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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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