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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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