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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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