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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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