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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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