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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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