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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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