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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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