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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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