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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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