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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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