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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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