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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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