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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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