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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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