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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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