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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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