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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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