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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies 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 educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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