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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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