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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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