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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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