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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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