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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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