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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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