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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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