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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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