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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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