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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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