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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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