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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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