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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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