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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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