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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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