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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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