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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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