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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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