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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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