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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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