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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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