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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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