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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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