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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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