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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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