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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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