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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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