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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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