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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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