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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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