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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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