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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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