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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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