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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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