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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies 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 organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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