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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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