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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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