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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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