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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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