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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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