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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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