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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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