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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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