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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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