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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies 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 teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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