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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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