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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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