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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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