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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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