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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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