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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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