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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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