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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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