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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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