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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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