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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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