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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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