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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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