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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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