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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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