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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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