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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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