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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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