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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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