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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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