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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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