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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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