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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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