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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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