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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different 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 participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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