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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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