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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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