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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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