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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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