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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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