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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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