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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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