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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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