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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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