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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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