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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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