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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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