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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews 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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