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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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