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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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