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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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