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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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