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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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