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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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