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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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