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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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