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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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