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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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