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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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