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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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