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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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