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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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