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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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