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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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