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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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