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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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