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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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