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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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