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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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