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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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