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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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