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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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