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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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