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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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