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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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