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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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