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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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