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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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