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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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