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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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