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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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