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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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