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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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