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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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