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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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