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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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