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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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