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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What 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 organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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