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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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