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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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