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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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