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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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