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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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