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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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