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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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