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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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