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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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