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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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