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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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