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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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