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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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