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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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