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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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