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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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