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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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