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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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