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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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