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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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