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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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