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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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