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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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