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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major 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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