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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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