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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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