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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the 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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