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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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