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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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