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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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