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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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