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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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