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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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