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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning enable students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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