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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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