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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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