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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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