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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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