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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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