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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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