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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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