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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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