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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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