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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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