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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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