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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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