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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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