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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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