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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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