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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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