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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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