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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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