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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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