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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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