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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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