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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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