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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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