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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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