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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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