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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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