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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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