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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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