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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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