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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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