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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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