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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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