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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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