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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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