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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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