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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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