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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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