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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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