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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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