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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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