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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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