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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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