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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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