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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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