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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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