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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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