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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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