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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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