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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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