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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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