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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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