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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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