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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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