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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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