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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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