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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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