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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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