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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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