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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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