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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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