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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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