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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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