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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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