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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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