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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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