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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition