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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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