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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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