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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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