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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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