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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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