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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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