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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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