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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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