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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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