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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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