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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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