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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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