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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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