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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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