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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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