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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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