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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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