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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic 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 intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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