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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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