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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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