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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with 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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