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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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