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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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