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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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