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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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