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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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