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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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