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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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