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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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