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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the 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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