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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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