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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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