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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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