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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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