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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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