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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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