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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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