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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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