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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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