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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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