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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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