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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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