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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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