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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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