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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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