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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies 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 deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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