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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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