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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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