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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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