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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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