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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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