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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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