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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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