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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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