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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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