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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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