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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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