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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data 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 subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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