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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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