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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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