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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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