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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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