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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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