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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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