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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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