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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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