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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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