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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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