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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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