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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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