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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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