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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the 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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