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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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