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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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