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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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