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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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