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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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