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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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