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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online 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 variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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