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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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