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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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