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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key 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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