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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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