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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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