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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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