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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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