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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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