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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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