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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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