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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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