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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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