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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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