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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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