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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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