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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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