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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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