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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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