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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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