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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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