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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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