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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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